The Moth Radio Hour
--- This episode is available on your local radio station, PRX and below via The Moth Player. It will be published on Spotify, Apple and iHeart on 3/26/24 ---
In this hour, stories of meeting one's idols, storytellers encountering the very people they've always wanted to meet. A signature turns into a mentorship, a chance to write a song for a revered musician, and heroes within the home. This hour is hosted by Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media, the producer of this show.
Valerie Walker has a chance encounter with a life long idol.
Songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman makes music with a country music icon.
Danny Artese gets not only a signature but a mentor when he attends a book signing.
Elyse McInerney learns her hero may be a lot closer to her than she realized.
Bassist Christian McBride gets a chance to play with a Jazz legend.
The Moth Radio Hour
--- This episode is available on your local radio station, PRX and below via The Moth Player. It will be published on Spotify, Apple and iHeart on 3/20/24 ---
Maniza Naqvi travels across the world to help save a bookstore.
Michael Watson yearns to participate in the sports culture in his high school.
After her wrongful conviction, Sunny Jacobs tries to make a life for herself on death row.
Jitesh Jaggi tries to cure his homesickness with a family recipe.
The Moth Radio Hour
--- This episode is available on your local radio station, PRX and below via The Moth Player. It will be published on Spotify, Apple and iHeart on 3/12/24 ---
In this hour, stories of female strength and empowerment. Independence at any age, refusing to participate in sexist societal conventions, and the complicated layers of motherhood. This hour is hosted by The Moth's Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
95 year old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin squares off with an intruder.
Purity Kagwiria chooses a name for herself.
Timothy Bell discovers that there are more layers to his mother than meets the eye.
Musih Tedji Xaviere attempts to get her first novel published.
Nya Abernathy discovers who gets lied to the most: pregnant women!